Tamil Nadu, India News

CHENNAI: Following the Union Government announcement of the formation of the Telengana state, the demand to bifurcate Tamil Nadu into north and south for a oebetter administrative purposesa a gained momentum.

Chennai, Dec 6 The Indian space agency is expected to take a major step in January towards realising its next generation rocket by ground-firing the world's third largest - in terms of fuel mass and length - solid rocket booster developed in-house. Read more at thaindian.com ... TOPICS: Astronomy KEYWORDS: space 12/08/2009 6:15:02 PM PST by ...

Alleged terrorist Thadayandavita Nazeer has reportedly told the police that he is a camp follower of cleric Abdul Nasser Madhani, an ally of the ruling Communist Party of India .

All the 17 accused for burning three employees of the Tamil daily Dinakaran in the Madurai office in May 2007 have been set free by a Tamil Nadu court as the key witnesses turned hostile.

International carrier Pacnet has revealed a plan to build a submarine cable linking Chennai in India with Singapore and Malaysia, with potential extensions to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, under the name West Asia Crossing , reports Telecom Asia.

CHENNAI: Days after springing a surprise by hinting at quitting active politics by the middle of next year, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today indicated that he is keeping open the options of retiring as well as handing over the mantle to his son M K Stalin.

Nevada , Dec 9 : Preparations are on for Oscar winner musician A. R. Rahman's two-and-a-half hours free concert in Australia on January 16.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday turned 64 as leaders thronged her residence to greet her amidst drumbeats and colourful processions taken out by party workers in New Delhi.

Chennai: A bustling spell from seamer Garry Dumenil helped Tamil Nadu achieve the first innings lead against Karnataka on day three of the C.K. Nayudu Trophy under-22 semifinal here on Tuesday.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu returned with 21 medals in athletics, including five gold, apart from third place finishes in the boys' and girls' basketball events in the all-India U-16 inter-school competitions held in Chattisgarh recently.

The Indian Railways will run 2,872 special trains across the country during summer to clear the extra rush of passengers during the holiday season, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Tuesday.

Six unidentified men robbed about 20 bus passengers travelling from Chennai to Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, police said Tuesday.

Within months of Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal announcing that the 15 new Central Universities that were started in 2009 would be established as 'benchmarks of excellence' and recruit students on the basis of an All India exam, he has encountered protests from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.

Agencies Chennai, Dec 7: The Indian space agency is expected to take a major step in January towards realising its next generation rocket by ground-firing the world's third largest - in terms of fuel mass and length - solid rocket booster developed in-house. An Indian Space Reasearch Organisation official said: "The large solid propellant booster ...

WITH THE Copenhagen climate change summit beginning today and President Obama and the Chinese already committing their countries to at least slow their greenhouse gas emissions, India's announcement last week that it would also curb its emissions was no surprise.

Chennai, Dec 5 : The Tamil Nadu Government today welcomed Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's suggestion the cable TV operators digitise their services and exhorted them to widen their scope to provide value added service like broadband.

CHENNAI: M.K. Stalin, the popular younger son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and his chosen heir apparent, was Friday named the deputy chief minister in a clear signal that he would get to head the DMK and possibly rule the state one day.

The Department of Tamil, Bharthidasan University College, Kurumbalur in Perambalur district, recently conducted a conference on 'A didactic literature in Tamil - growth and dimension'. C. M. Ravichandran, Head of the Department of Tamil of Bharathiar University, inaugurated the conference and released a souvenir which was received by R.

CHENNAI: Uninor, the brand name of Unitech Wireless and the joint venture company of Indiaa TMs second largest real estate major Unitech Limited and the worlda TMs largest mobile services provider Telenor Group of Norway, on Thursday launched its global GSM service in India, covering seven circles namely Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra ...

M Karunanidhi. T Muruganandham CHENNAI: Next year's mid-summer may turn momentous for Dravidian politics.